What Is AI-Assisted Medication Scanning and How Can It Improve Preoperative Intake?
AI-assisted medication scanning is a digital capability that helps patients document their medications during preoperative intake with less manual entry. Instead of relying entirely on patients to type every medication detail, the technology assists…
What Should Be Included in a Modern Preoperative Patient Assessment?
A modern preoperative patient assessment is the structured process of determining whether a patient can safely undergo anesthesia and surgery, identifying modifiable risks, and developing a perioperative plan that supports recovery. Preoperative…
How Surgery Centers Can Improve Patient Readiness Before Procedures
Surgery centers succeed when patients arrive on the day of a procedure informed, prepared, and medically optimized. Yet “ready” can mean different things across clinical teams, schedulers, and billing staff. A patient may be clinically cleared but…
Redesigning the Patient Experience: A Seamless Journey from Pre-Op to Post-Discharge and Billing
Patient experience is often discussed as a bedside issue, but it is equally a systems issue. The reality for many hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and specialty practices is that the patient journey is fragmented into operational silos: pre-op…
Solving the Profitability Puzzle
The Proactive Patient Payment Strategies That Successful ASCs & Other Healthcare Facilities AdoptHealthcare payment is an area ripe for transformation, especially in the settings patients favor most. Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are one of…
4 Tips to Improve Patient Communication in 2023
For the most successful ASCs, comprehensive patient communication helps drive positive outcomes by establishing an open and transparent relationship between the care team and the patient. These messages can help even the busiest patients feel…
Patient expectations have changed. Is your ASC ready to meet them?
How ASCs can transform the patient experience In the past, healthcare was straightforward – when an appointment was absolutely necessary, patients went to a doctor they trusted and were treated for what was wrong, without questioning the medical…
